Moody Blues

Mike Rayer has his work cut out to persuade the faithful that the Blues can compete bhis season after the eight try rugby lesson handed out by Rotherham ....

The Blues showed little passion or aggression. With almost half the team changed from last season supporters were expecting something new for the first home game, but it was as lack lustre as most of the last campaign.

We were given a leaflet as we arrived outlining the commercial future of the club and confirming as new regime will have to be be in place from May 2016.

Can we wait that long?

Blues: Tom Williams (Billy Moss  50), Charlie Clare (Jared Saunders 50), James Currie (Phil Boulton 50), Mike Howard (Ben Gulliver 50), Paul Tupai, Hayden Thompson-Stringer, Josh Buggea (Harry Wells 50), Nick Fenton-Wells (c); Darryl Veenendaal (Pete White 60), Steffan Jones, Henry Staff, Ollie Dodge (Jake Sharp 55), Mike Le Bourgeois, Pat Tapley, James Pritchard.

Tries: Darryl Veenendaal, James Pritchard

Con: James Pritchard

Pen: Steffan Jones

Rotherham: Marshall Gadd (Toby Williams 45), Tom Cruse, Mark Tampin (Lewis Thiede 45), Perry Parker (Ben Morris 65), Tom Holmes (c), Ali Birch (Ryan William 50), Jack Preece, Alex Ridder; Dan White (Andy Davies 50), James McKinney (Tom Barrett 60), Curtis Wilson, Chris Harris, Jack Roberts (Jordan Davies 302), Jamie Broadley, Lloyd Hayes.

Tries: Curtis Wilson (3) Tom Cruse (2), Jamie Broadley, Jack Roberts, Chris Harris,

Con: Tom Barrett